Tag Archives: horse story

Pickford

Judy,

Plot:

Pickford was an intelligent pony in search of an  ideal home. He had a talent for jumping, and found himself a place with Janie Andrews, who until then had suffered from nerves in the show ring. In return for giving her confidence, Pickford hoped to benefit himself.

pickford

Notes:

  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch – Debbie #10 (1979).
  • Episodes #875-#877 translated into Dutch  – Debbie #88 (mid-1980s)
  • Episodes #881-883 were translated into Dutch – Debbie #70 (mid-1980s).

Appeared:

  • Pickford – Judy:  #875 (16 October 1976)  – #886 (01 January 1977)

 

 

Dancer of the Seven Vales

Judy

Plot:

Ella Braithwaite loved a young horse, Dancer, which she had reared from birth, even though her parents, who owned Seven Vales Farm, looked on the horse as a weakling. Dancer’s future looked bleak when he damaged the possessions of Major Crispin, a lodger at the farm.

dancer of seven vales

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Dancer of the Seven Vales – Judy: # 843 (6 March 1976) – #854 (22 May 1976)

 

 

The Pot Hunters / The Prize-Hunters

Judy,

Plot

When Pat’s uncle  died, he had been thought to be very rich, but it had turned out to be just the opposite. He had shown horses in a big way, and had lived in a huge mansion in the country. His sister, Pat’s aunt, Jane had been his sole heir. On his death, it had been found that his debts came to more money than he had. His house had been sold to raise money and there had been just enough to pay the debts with a little over. Aunt Jane had refused to sell the four horses left to her. Horses had played the biggest part in her life and, although she could not ride because of her bad hip, she knew that her young niece was an excellent horsewoman. Pat was an orphan, and had lived with Aunt Jane for as long as she could remember. Both knew that the only way they could keep the horses would be to travel round to various shows with them all summer, hoping to win enough money to keep going.

(The Pot Hunters, 1962)

Prize hunters

(The Prize-Hunters, 1985, Art: John Armstrong)

Notes

  • First appeared as a text story was later reprinted as a picture story.
  • Artist: John Armstrong (1985)

Appeared

  • The Pot Hunters (text) – Judy:  #154 (22 December 1962) – #165 (09 March 1963)
  • Reprinted as picture story The Prize-Hunters – Judy & Tracy: #1350 (23 November 1985)- #1361 (8 February 1986)

 

The Lonely Pony

M&J, ,

Plot:

Cath Watson is allowed to rent Camilla Baxter-Smythe’s paddock for her horse Brantub because Camilla’s horse Desert Sands is lonely and needs company.  Cath does not get on so well with Camilla because she is a snob, but things begin to change as the girls train for show-jumping.

Pony

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Lonely Pony – M&J: #232 (21 October 1995) – #241(23 December 1995)

 

Boomerang

Judy,

Plot

When a severe drought almost ruins Don Howard’s cattle station at Batwarra, in Australia, he is forced to bring his daughter, Joan,back from college in Melbourne, to help with the station. Joan takes an immediate fancy to Boomerang, a half-broken stallion, which Joan’s father is determined to get rid of, because he is not interested in keeping a horse that cannot work for its living. When the cattle stampede, Joan rides out on Boomerang to help her father, but only succeeds in making matters worse. Boomerang throws her and scatters the herd as he runs away.

Boomerang(Boomerang – 1961)

 

boomerang2
(Boomerang – 1987, Art: John Armstrong)

Notes

  • Also appeared with the subheading “the horse that always comes back”.
  • The story was reprinted but redrawn in 1987.
  • Artist: John Armstrong (1987)

Appeared

  • Boomerang – Judy:  #88 (16 September 1961) – #115 (24 March 1962)
  • Reprinted (with new art) – Judy and Tracy: #1419 (21 March 1987) – #1432 (20 June 1987)

The Horse that Jackie Hid

Judy

Plot

When Julie Bradshaw loses her memory after a bad riding accident, her father orders her horse, Shamrock to be shot.  With the help of  Pat O’Connor, the head stable boy, young Jackie Croft, daughter of the Bradshaw’s gardener, manages to save Shamrock and hides him in a secret walled garden.  While Mr Bradshaw believes Shamrock is dead, Jackie continues Shamrock’s training.

horse that jackie hid

Notes

Appeared

  • The Horse that Jackie Hid – Judy:  #44 (12 November 1960) – #59 (25 February 1961)

Debbie at the School for Horses

Judy

Plot

Debbie Marsh isis the daughter of a baker’s roundsman and is delighted when she gets to attend the White Horse Vale Riding School. Her expenses are paid by   Major Webb-Grant as he is grateful for her looking after his horses. She becomes head girl of one of the yards, which means looking after three horses and eighteen others and their grooms.

debbie at school of horses

(Debbie at the School for Horses – 1960)

debbiehorses 1985

(Debbie at the School for Horses – 1985)

Notes:

  • First appeared as a text story, it was later updated into picture story format.
  • Unusually the first episode (Judy #03) was in a picture story format before switching to text the next issue.

Appeared:

  • Debbie at the School for Horses (text story) – Judy: #03 (30 January 1960) – #14 (16 April 1960)
  • Reprinted (as picture story) – Judy and Tracy:  #1302 (22 December 1984) – #1313 (9 March 1985)

 

A Horse For Hetty

Debbie,

Plot

Hetty Hinton offered to work on a farm in return for a home for her tiny Shetland pony, Beauty.  But Connie Marsh, the farmer’s daughter, was jealous of Hetty.

A Horse For Hetty

Notes

Appeared

  • A Horse for Hetty –  Debbie:  #01 (17 February 1973) – #16 (2 June 1973)
  • Reprinted –  Debbie:  #349 (20 October 1979) – #364 (2 February 1980)

My Team’s the Best!

Mandy, ,

Plot

Megan Davis and Tessa Giles had been friends for years and both kept their ponies at the same stables. Then both girls were picked for the pony club horse trials teams – but each for a different team. Only the best team would compete at the arena competition. The girls promised this wouldn’t affect their friendship but  it was proving hard not to get competitive.

my team the best

Notes

  • Text Story
  • Spot art: Terry Aspin

Appeared

  • My Team’s the Best!  –  Mandy:  #1255 (2 February 1991) – #1266 (20 April 1991)